Optimization of the isotopic analysis of UF6 by quadrupole mass spectrometry

Química Nova

Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, São Paulo, Brasil¹  Centro Tecnológico da Marinha em São Paulo, Iperó, Brasil¹  Bustillos, José Oscar Vega¹  Porto, Peterson¹ 

关键词: mass spectrometry;    isotopic analysis;    uranium hexafluoride.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422008000600047

学科分类：化学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica

【 摘 要 】

A procedure for determining of the isotope ratio 235U/238U in UF6 samples was established using a quadrupole mass spectrometer with ionization by electron impact. The following items were optimized in the spectrometer: the parameters in the ion source that provided the most intense peak, with good shape, for the most abundant isotope; the resolution that reduced the non linear effects and the number of analytical cycles that reduced the uncertainty in the results. The measurement process was characterized with respect to the effects of mass discrimination, linearity and memory effect.

【 授权许可】

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